Appointment Day August 31, 2011

Appointment day had arrived and we had a very busy schedule in front of us.  We got to Memphis yesterday.  We stay with my Aunt Sandra when we come.  So grateful to have her.  First was an eye appointment.  The geneticist wanted Keelie to have her eyes checked.  Everything on her eyes checked out great and we will follow up in 6 months.  The next step is to have her bloodwork done for her chromosome check.  That wasn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be.  Keelie did great.  She didn't even cry.  Now on to the appointment with Dr. McVicar, the neurologist.  I had several questions to ask her.  The first was if the medicine could be causing these episodes (as I like to call them) or if this is related to her seizures.  The way it was explained to me is that the seizure activity can spar off mini seizures.  So the answer is yes, these are mini seizures and we are going to increase the Keppra (anti-seizure medication).  UGH!!!!!!  Next I wanted to know about the nerves in her frontal lobe.  Dr. McVicar wants the MRI repeated to check on those nerves.  She doesn't expect any change but they have to keep an eye on them.  She is hoping they will continue to cushion themselves and fix most of that problem.  So we have a scheduled MRI December 15th.  Now for the scary part of the day.  Keelie swallowed a small peppermint and got choked while in the Dr. office.  I had to do the heimlich on her.  Scared me to death.  She had eaten one of these peppermints many times and never had she choked.  She will not ever have one again.  It's been a long day.  We will be back December 15th for the MRI and to follow up with Dr. McVicar.